The result of a nationwide survey of experts in leading universities and seminaries, as well as leading representatives of dozens of religious traditions and spiritual persuasions, this authoritative list of seventy-five includes martyrs and mystics, intellectuals and charismatics from East and West. Their lives and wisdom are now easily accessible in this inspiring volume.
A celebration of the human spirit, ideal for both seekers and believers, the curious and the passionate, thinkers and doers, Spiritual Innovators is an authoritative guide to the most creative spiritual ideas and actions of the past century--a challenge for us today.
An empowering guide to the most creative spiritual ideas of the past century, and a challenge for today, Spiritual Innovators profiles seventy-five remarkable people together in one accessible volume.
Each profile includes:
* Synopsis of innovator’s life and the evolution of their spiritual leadership and influence.
* Inspiring quotes--words of wisdom indicative of the innovator’s life and teachings.
* A guide to further examination of their works, ideas, organizations, movements, legacy.
* Resources for more in-depth study.
Spiritual innovators covered:
Chögyam Trungpa
Mary Daly
Mary Baker Eddy
Robert Funk
G. I. Gurdjieff
Aimee Semple McPherson
Elijah Muhammad
Bhaktivedanta Prabuphada
Bertrand Russell Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
William J. Seymour
Shirdi Sai Baba
Starhawk
Desmond Tutu
Abdu’l Bahá
Daniel Berrigan
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Abraham Isaac Kook
C. S. Lewis
Huston Smith
D. T. Suzuki
Simone Weil
Dorothy Day
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Maha Ghosananda Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas
Mother Teresa
Walter Rauschenbusch
Albert Schweitzer
Robert Holbrook Smith
Thich Nhat Hanh
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Black Elk
Deepak Chopra
Bede Griffiths
Hazrat Inayat Khan
J. Krishnamurti
Meher Baba
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Paramahansa Yogananda
Andrew Weil
Ajahn Chah
Thomas Keating
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Thomas Merton
Pema Chödrön
Ramana Maharshi
Seung Sahn
Shunryu Suzuki